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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Costa Rica

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San José
San José2 stops$586
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$716
San José
San José2 stops$586
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$716

Book Cheap Des Moines to Costa Rica Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Costa Rica that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Des Moines to Costa Rica

Sat, Oct 24 - Wed, Oct 28
Southwest Logo
7:00 am - 7:40 pm
DSM
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SJO
13h 40m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
9:00 am - 9:55 pm
SJO
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DSM
11h 55m
2 stops
$586Southwest
Wed, Sep 30 - Sat, Oct 10
Southwest Logo
7:15 am - 6:40 pm
DSM
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SJO
12h 25m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
9:00 am - 8:45 pm
SJO
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DSM
10h 45m
2 stops
$630Southwest
Tue, Aug 18 - Tue, Aug 25
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:21 pm - 11:40 pm
DSM
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SJO
11h 19m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:05 am - 9:23 pm
SJO
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DSM
15h 18m
2 stops
$638Multiple Airlines
Tue, Aug 18 - Tue, Aug 25
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:21 pm - 11:40 pm
DSM
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SJO
11h 19m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:05 am - 9:23 pm
SJO
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DSM
15h 18m
2 stops
$639Multiple Airlines
Tue, Aug 18 - Tue, Aug 25
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:21 pm - 11:40 pm
DSM
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SJO
11h 19m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:05 am - 9:23 pm
SJO
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DSM
15h 18m
2 stops
$645Multiple Airlines
Wed, Aug 19 - Wed, Aug 26
Southwest Logo
6:10 am - 6:40 pm
DSM
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SJO
13h 30m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
9:00 am - 9:55 pm
SJO
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DSM
11h 55m
2 stops
$665Southwest
Sun, Sep 13 - Fri, Sep 18
American Airlines Logo
6:41 am - 1:47 pm
DSM
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LIR
8h 06m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
2:18 pm - 9:17 am
LIR
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DSM
17h 59m
1 stop
$716American Airlines
Sun, Sep 13 - Fri, Sep 18
American Airlines Logo
7:58 pm - 1:18 pm
DSM
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LIR
18h 20m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
2:18 pm - 9:17 am
LIR
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DSM
17h 59m
1 stop
$721American Airlines
Sun, Nov 15 - Thu, Nov 19
United Airlines Logo
5:35 am - 4:10 pm
DSM
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LIR
10h 35m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
12:50 pm - 11:40 pm
LIR
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DSM
10h 50m
1 stop
$836United Airlines
Sun, Nov 15 - Thu, Nov 19
United Airlines Logo
9:37 am - 11:44 am
DSM
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LIR
26h 07m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
12:50 pm - 11:40 pm
LIR
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DSM
10h 50m
1 stop
$841United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Costa Rica flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Des Moines to Costa Rica to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to Costa Rica?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Costa Rica, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Des Moines to Costa Rica is February, when tickets cost $393 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $686 and $686 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight$293
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 16% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 14% increase in price.
Flight from Des Moines to San José

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Des Moines to Costa Rica

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Des Moines to Costa Rica? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.8
DeltaOverall score based on 8451 reviews
8.5Crew
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
7.2Food
7.8Entertainment
Airline reviews

The flight was mostly smooth and direct (although it was 2 hours late). The glow of the flight attendant’s phone was annoying as I tried to sleep on this midnight flight.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jul 2026
DTW - MBS
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The flight was mostly smooth and direct (although it was 2 hours late). The glow of the flight attendant’s phone was annoying as I tried to sleep on this midnight flight.

The plane was not clean. Vomit was removed from seat-back pocket right in front of me. The flight attendants were rude to one another. 3 children were seated together with their parents across the aisle. The children fought physically with one slamming another’s head into the plane wall at one point. The parents were aware, but took no action to intervene. Delays occurred in Atlanta after boarding before takeoff, in the air, and in Detroit after landing (no ground crew assigned). Flight attendants offered no support for connecting flights. There were weather conditions on each end of the flight, but I didn’t mark down my ratings for these.

MSY had lots of coffee/breakfast options for morning flights. Bathrooms were clean. Lots of filling stations for water bottles. Delta flight was on time. The plane was clean. The staff was friendly and efficient.

London to Atlanta was good. Atlanta to Phoenix was not. Poor boarding as I had to check my rollerboard even though there was plenty of room in the bins. Crew seemed inexperienced. Sat just off the gate for nearly 30 minutes with no explanation from the pilot while the cabin got hot. I typically have a much better experience with Delta.

I had only one problem. The temperature on the flight was too COLD. I froze throughout the flight. I thought it might be only my problem but when I went to the restroom during the flight, I saw several people huddling in their jackets. A couple had their winter coats on and I was jealous since I had only a very light jacket.

Our flight was delayed by over 4 hours due to a maintenance issue. They announced a new plane was on the way. We were given a $12 food voucher ( airport food is quite expensive You can’t even by a water and a small snack for 12:00. 4 hours later we boarded and landed in Atlanta at 10:20 ish pm. Of course we missed our connection and we were given a hotel voucher and another food voucher ! We didn’t make it home until 11:00 the next day ! Unacceptable

I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with the poor service and unprofessional staff we encountered when traveling with an infant. Our flight was delayed, and the gate staff failed to manage the boarding process appropriately. Due to incorrect, unavailable, or missing 'pink tag' stroller and car seat check-in procedures at the gate, we were forced to board last. Furthermore, the gate staff was rude and dismissive, causing significant distress to our infant. To make matters worse, one of our checked items—an infant sleeper/lounger—was returned to us broken. Given the unsafe handling of essential equipment and unprofessional treatment, I expect a prompt resolution regarding compensation for the damaged items.

Easiest airport experience ever in my life at MSP with Delta check-in and flight attendant gave us a bottle of champagne in celebration of our 10-year wedding anniversary, so overall amazing!

Great. Seamless. Check in agent at kiosk international was amazing and extremely helpful.

Delta planes have the WORST seat comfort of any plane in history. It's the opposite of ergonomic, in every sense. They also recline minimally, are covered in a vinyl and have no feet rests. Then the disembarking process is chaotic and time consuming (because of the way they load the plane and deal with luggage). Overall, somewhat frustrating but we arrived safely :)

Boarded from a very small gate at LAX. Staff at gate had us line up, then waited 25 minutes to board without a word of explanation. Plane arrived on time then waited 20 minutes for a plane to vacate our gate. Majority of bags arrived after 15 minutes but it took an hour for a small number of remaining bags to be off-loaded despite my “priority” bag tag.

It's fine but Newark to Nashville was too long

The flight was delayed because they closed several flight ways because of air shows, fire works, etc.

1 flight cancelled Had to fly out of different city Flight at new departure city was delayed 3 hours causing us to miss connecting flights. By the time we did make it to Prague our luggage did not. Had to wait day and a half for luggage to be delivered. Customer service was not good. Agents did not arrive at gate until 5-10 minutes before boarding

It was better than excellent. The staff in Mason City were great. The young woman that pushed my wheelchair did more than could be expected of her. She came from India 17 years ago. I don't remember her name.

My experience on this United Airlines flight was highly uncomfortable, primarily due to two issues: Cabin Temperature: The temperature on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was unacceptably high, feeling consistently around 80 degrees throughout the flight. This made sleeping impossible and significantly detracted from the experience. Seating Arrangement: Being stuck in a middle seat for a six-and-a-half-hour overnight flight compounded the discomfort. Moving forward, I will always purchase a seat assignment to avoid this situation.

Very rough getting into denver. my kid threw up it was so rough.

Liked that we left on time for each flight. Snacks not the best, but we're okay.

I had very little time to change planes originally in Denver after my flight from Omaha. I had an hour and a half layover in Denver originally and my flight leaving Omaha was delayed an hour because they had to change a tire, which I can understand. When I reached Denver my other flight was late, fortunately, but I still had only 10 minutes to run about a mile through the airport to get to my flight. Again, fortunately, I am a healthy 71-year-old and was able to accomplish this feat. However, the stress was more than necessary to bear.

I had requested wheelchair assistance prior to flight. The airport staff had no record of it. It was not provided at Cedar Rapids which was a small airport, so I managed on my own. At O'Hare airport the same thing happened. The staff told me they had no record of my request for a wheel chair. But they finally provided it after a delay when I insisted that I needed it.

Boarding was awful - no order, people cutting in line, completely chaotic Planes are very old and uncomfortable. Noticeable difference between Delta and United on same route.

Getting to Scotland with no luggage (no medicine, no clothes and no club) on golf trip very disappointed

The plane was experiencing problems with the HVAC system, it was very cold in the front of the plane and very hot in the back.

The boarding process needs to be fixed. The zone don't work, especially when there is hardly anyone in zones 3, 4,and 5, leaving the majority of the passengers backed up in the aisle, especially because passengers seated near the front are blocking passengers who are seated in the rear of the plane. It would also help if the size of carry on bags was more strictly enforced.

In flight connectivity (via T-Mobile) was often not working.

Terrible. Internet/kiosk glitch prevented baggage checkin. Line at ticket co in Ter was under serviced and did not move. Agents did not call for flight but rather allowed time to pass. Then told each person as they reached the front if line that it was too late to check bags so they’d have to rebook flights. At least 15 people missed the flight as a result of this incompetence.

It was exactly what I expected, actually arriving sooner than scheduled.

Terrible, they canceled my flight due to an issue they had, couldn't fly me into the same place within 24 hrs so had to fly in 2.5 hrs away from my destination and spend even more money. The customer service was terrible (except at the airport in Charleston). Had to call to get my checked baggage fees reimbursed 2 wks later in which one customer service agent was very rude, wouldn't listen and then hung up on me. The second lady I spoke with was actually able to help me with that part thankfully. Would not recommend flying AA.

Delayed, missed connecting flight, ground crew double charged for international charges, were super rude and told me to just”deal with it” when I complained. Horrible airline, very frustrating.

A much better flight than our previous. The flight attendant took care of us and regularly checked in to see if we needed anything. Brought us drinks prior to the departure and then a couple more times. Totally makes the difference in how you travel when the crew is checking on their passengers. Great job on this leg of our trip.

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